Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s D-Day Message

This order was issued by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to encourage Allied soldiers taking part in the D-day invasion of June 6, 1944. Almost immediately after France fell to the Nazis in 1940, the Allies planned a cross-Channel assault on the German occupying forces, ultimately code-named Operation Overlord. By May 1944, 2,876,000 Allied troops were […]

2019 United States Air Force Academy Graduation

Part One Part Two United States Air Force Academy Graduation at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Transcript of Part One [Announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of Lieutenant General Jay Silveria, the superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy, welcome to your Air Force Academy. Today, we celebrate the latest additions […]

Vice President Pence Delivers West Point’s 2019 Commencement Address

Vice President Mike Pence delivers the commencement address to the 2019 West Point graduating class. Transcript Secretary Esper, General Milley, Lieutenant General Williams, Congressman Meadows, distinguished guests, faculty, and families. It is a great honor and deeply humbling for me to be here today at the United States Military Academy with the extraordinary men and […]